St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home
and Abroad.

New York to confer on an agreement to OIL
vide territory so that neither company shall
build branch lines into each others territory.
Acting Land Commissioner Stockslager
has prepared statement showing that the
estimated number of acres restored to the
public domain under the August orders Of
the Secretary of the Interior revoking in
demnity Withdrawals, is q, 233 900, exclu-
sive of /, $4,000 acres within the limits of
Indian reservations. This embraces the
roads in regard to wbach restoration orders
have thus far been issued.
A telegram from Washington says the
statistician Of the Department of Agricul-
ture, in the September report, gives a state
ment of the cotton product tested by dis
tribution, which shows that his final esti-
mates, made seven months before the close
of the commercial year, have indicated the
crop within fraction Of one per cent. four
years out of five since 1881. The year s
movement just closed, amounting to 6, 505,-
$50 bales, according to the National Cotton
Exchange record verities the department
estimate of last February, which was
5460, 600 bales, while all other authorities
made lower figures.
The casting of the stem of the United States
steamer Charleston, now being built at San
Francisco has been successfully accom-
plished. The stem weighs full 10000 pounds
and is said to be the largest casting ever made
on this continent.
A committee appointed by the creditors of
Whiteley, Fasseler & Kelley, of Springfield
O., have recommended that they accept fifty
cents on the dollar from Whiteley, Fasseler
& Kelley, and that the holders of the paper
of the Champion Machine Company. which
had been negotiated by Whitley, Fasseler &
Kelley, accept fifty cents on the dollar. All
local creditors have accepted the proposition.
The total amount of Indebtedness, including
the Champion Machine Company's accom-
modation paper. is, in round numbers, three
and quarter millions.
Several weeks ago Rev. Thomas Edwards,
aged eighty-four years, and for half CEN
tury a resident of Pittsburg, disappeared
mysteriously from his home. A letter has
been received from him dated Carmarthe-
shire, Wales, in which he stated that he pro-
posed to remain there for the rest of his
days, but assigned no reason for his sudden
departure.
Reports have been received at the Depart
ment of State from Chilli to the effect that
cholera is spreading rapidly in that country
Treasury Agent Tingle, who has charge of
the seal islands of Alaska, reports that dur
ing the past year 104, ,S29 seals were killed and
100000 skins accepted as good. He estimates
the number of breeding seals at about ,0OO,-
900. He reports the capture of ten schooners
forillegal sealing, five of them British. with
total of 300 skins seized. He estimates that
10000 seals have been taken by marauders
during the past year, and this although only
one seal out of ten killed is secured.
The Brooklyn Standard Union has pub
lished long story going to show that DR..
McGlynn was really excommunicated with
out hearing. 1t asserts that Cardinal Glib
bons, for reasons connected with the Knights
of Labor position, and the location and
management of the proposed Catholic uni
versity, suppressed the defense Of McGlynn,
which, according to the story, had been
placed in his hands by DR.. Burtsell to pre-
sent to the Propaganda at Rome. The story
goes on to say that Bishop Moore, of Florida,
who has from the first strongly espoused the
cause of McGlynn, has had many interviews
with Cardinal Gibbons concerning the con-
troversy, and there is more than prob
ability now that the case will be reopened.
The Alfred Adams, British Columbia
sealing schooner, was seized some time ago
in Behring sea by the United States revenue
cutter Rush, and her sealskins and fishing
tackle were taken away. A prize crew was
put on board and the captain was ordered
to navigate the schooner to Sitka After
parting company with the cutter, however
the captain headed the Adams for Victoria,
British Columbia, where she arrived few
days ago. The prize crew could do nothing,
as it consisted of only two men against the
crew of the Adams.
Spade Sunshine, Cherokee Indian, has
been executed at Tahlequah, Indian Terri
tory, for the murder of Long John, another
Indian, on Christmas night last.
John Thomas Ross colored, has been
hanged in Baltimore for the murder of
Emily Brown, white, an old woman whose
body he sold to the Maryland University
of Medicine for dissecting purposes. An ex-
animation by the surgeons in charge at the
university showed that the skull had been
fractured, and the wounds from knife led
to the discovery that the woman had been
murdered, and the arrest and conviction Of
Ross followed
Lapp, Goldsmith d Co., liquor and tobacco
dealers of Louisville, have made an assign
ment. Their liabilities are estimated at
800, 600; assets nominally, $4,000.
Charles s. Bingham has been appointed
receiver of the First National Bank of Dams
vile, N. Y, which is insolvent.
Chaplain G. G. McCabe, secretary Of the
board of missions of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, has received from Elijah Hayes
and wife beqpest of their property in War
saw, Ind, valued at $13o,0O0. The property
comprises their entire possessions. Mr.. Hayes
asked only an annuity of $500, which, how
ever, was made 81, 900.
Colonel Thomas O. Sully, aged seventy
years, chief inspector Of the Cotton Elk
change at New Orleans, has committed sui
eide.